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The Winter Fairy Song

February 3, 2021 By Sara Mullett 23 Comments

In the middle of Winter,  even when everything lies dormant, there is still a simple beauty in the dramatic effect the season has on the natural landscape. The Winter Fairy Song embraces this, and encourages us to open our eyes and appreciate the wonders of winter.

The Winter Fairy Song : A Song to Explore the Winter Season

January is the time

When nature takes a rest,

Shimmering in the silver frost,

A frozen treasure chest!

*

Deep within the winter forest,

By the snow drift wide,

You can find a magic place,

Where all the fairies hide.

*

Are those real fairy wands,

Glistening on the tree,

Or only winter icicles,

All sparkling at me?

*

(sing to the tune of Mary, Mary Quite Contrary  visit the post for the relevant sheet music)

The Winter Fairy Song is a lovely whimsical way to teach children about winter, and can be used in conjunction with The Autumn Fairy, The Summer Fairy and The Spring Fairy songs to learn all about the contrasts of the changing cycle of seasons.

This simple song is perfect for children from around 3 years of age. It is just the thing to get the creativity flowing and accompany some fairy crafts and stories, or for making some home made wings and doing some fairy dancing.

There are so many wonderful fairy inspired activities that you can do at home, but really the best way to experience the beauty of winter is to go on a walk together and try to spot real signs of the Winter Fairy’s work.

The Winter Fairy Craft

Let's Play Music : The Winter Fairy - Song and Craft for Exploring Winter

What you need:

  • greenery (we used Christmas tree branches)
  • a cabbage leaf
  • a bowl
  • water
  • Freezer (or outside if it’s cold enough where you are!)
  • florist wire

How to:

1. Collect some greenery – we used bit of Christmas tree branch, but you can see what you can forage!

2. Place the cabbage leaf into the bowl with the Christmas tree/greenery arranged on top

3. Pour water into the leaf

4. Place string or a piece of wire so that you can hang the wings

5. Put into the freezer or leave outside

6. To make a fairy you can secure the two pieces together using the wire to make two “wings”, and then create a fairy body either out of card like we have in the image above, or out of other natural materials (see the Autumn Fairy for inspiration!)

Check out our Winter lesson Plan for lots of seasonal activities combined in a structured 30 min lesson.

Educational Benefits of the Winter Fairy - Let's Play Music

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Filed Under: 5+, Craft Activities, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nature, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers, Winter Tagged With: Fairies, Seasons

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Comments

  1. Albert says

    February 4, 2022 at 11:54 am

    Hi, wonderful resources and ideas. The 30 free music theory worksheets download all together, or else found separately? Do they Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      February 5, 2022 at 3:34 pm

      Hi, I’m so pleased you’re finding my resources useful! You’ll find the links to the most popular theory worksheets here -https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/music-theory-worksheets-rhythm-games/ but you’ll also find more on the Free Resources Page under Rhythm & Theory Games -https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/free-sheet-music-resources/

      Reply
  2. Scarlette Juneau says

    November 27, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    Is there piano for this song??

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      November 30, 2020 at 2:30 pm

      Hi, this song borrows the tune from Mary Mary Quite Contrary so if you visit that post you can find the sheet music there.

      Reply
  3. Heather @ Crayon Box Chronicle says

    February 13, 2014 at 4:35 am

    Love your songs and activities! The craft is lovely! Thanks for sharing. Pinned. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      February 15, 2014 at 10:10 am

      Thanks Heather! And thanks for pinning too!

      Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      February 19, 2014 at 8:17 pm

      Thanks so much Heather – and thanks for pinning too!

      Reply
  4. stephanie says

    January 20, 2014 at 1:00 am

    Never heard this before!! Love learning something new. Thanks for sharing at After School!!

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      January 20, 2014 at 10:17 am

      Thanks Stephanie – I wrote this one and just set it to a nursery rhyme tune! I agree – it’s always fun to learn new songs! Thanks for hosting 🙂

      Reply
  5. Jill says

    January 19, 2014 at 12:50 am

    This is creative and super fun!

    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      January 20, 2014 at 10:18 am

      Thanks Jill – and thanks for hosting too!

      Reply
  6. Coombe Mill (Fiona) says

    January 18, 2014 at 1:24 pm

    What a delightful idea, so pretty

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      January 20, 2014 at 10:19 am

      Thanks Fiona!

      Reply
  7. pixilatedskies says

    January 13, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    This is adorable. I have a little girl who loves faires who would love this!

    Reply
  8. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    January 11, 2014 at 3:53 am

    Your winter fairy is so pretty! Thanks for linking up to the afterschool linky. Pinning this to my winter crafts and activities board 🙂

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      January 13, 2014 at 10:36 am

      Thanks Maryanne – Thank you for hosting 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jill says

    January 8, 2014 at 1:41 am

    This is a really fun idea for kids, I love that it requires imagination and helps foster an appreciation for nature and the environment.

    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

    Reply

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